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Boucherville, Quebec
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| Ville de Boucherville City of Boucherville |
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| Motto: Nature, patrimoine et art de vivre (French for "Nature, heritage and the art of life") |
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| Country |  Canada |
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| Province |  Quebec |
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| Region | Montérégie (16) | ||
| RCM or TE | Urban agglomeration of Longueuil (TE 58) | ||
| Electoral district | Federal: Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher MP: Caroline St-Hilaire Verchères—Les Patriotes MP: Luc Malo Provincial: Marguerite-D'Youville MNA: Simon-Pierre Diamond |
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| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Francine Gadbois | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 70.81 km² (27.3 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006 Census) | |||
| - Total | 39,062 | ||
| - Density | 551.7/km² (1,428.9/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | ||
| Postal code span | J4B | ||
| Area code(s) | 450 | ||
| Website: ville.boucherville.qc.ca | |||
Boucherville is a town in the Montérégie region of the Canadian province of Québec. It is a suburb of Montréal on the South shore of the Saint Lawrence River. Boucherville is part of the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal (Montreal Metropolitan Community) regional government.
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Boucherville was originally founded as a seignorial parish in 1667 by Pierre Boucher for whom the city was later named.
After the 2002 municipal mergers, Boucherville became a borough of Longueuil. It has since then demerged on January 1, 2006 after a referendum was held on June 20, 2004.
Boucherville is the headquarters of Rona, Canada's leading distributor and retailer in hardware, home improvement and gardening products, founded in the town in 1939.
Têtes à claques, a French language internet phenomenon is also based in the city of Boucherville.
Boucherville is one of the most homogeneous cities in the Greater Montreal Area. 94% of its residents speak French as their first language. Less than 2% of the entire population is not white, and almost 94% of the population is Roman Catholic.
Language
Mother tongue from Canada 2006 Census
| Language | Population | Percentage (%) |
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| French only | 36,040 | 93.6% |
| English only | 765 | 2% |
| Both English and French | 120 | 0.31% |
| Other languages | 1,580 | 4.1% |
The Boucherville Islands are a Quebec National Park located in the St. Lawrence River facing the rest of the city. They are uninhabited but serve as a natural/recreational area for residents and tourists.
- Antoine Ménard, dit Lafontaine (1744-1825), building contractor, political figure and grandfather of Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine
- Bonaventure Viger (1804-1877), French-Canadian who was part of the Lower Canada Rebellion
- Étienne Desmarteau (1873-1905), policeman and strongman
- Francois-Louis Tremblay, short track speed skater and Olympic medalist
- Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine (1807-1864), former Premier of the Province of Canada
- Louis Lacoste (1798-1878), notary and politician
- Michel Beaudet, creator of Les Têtes à Claques
- Pierre Boucher (1622–1717), founder of Boucherville
- Stéphane Quintal, former ice hockey player
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| Urban agglomeration | Urban agglomeration of Longueuil |
| Cities | Longueuil · Boucherville · Brossard · Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville · Saint-Lambert |
| Boroughs | Greenfield Park · Saint-Hubert · Vieux-Longueuil |
| Pre-2002 towns and cities (now merged) | Jacques-Cartier · Mackayville-Laflèche · LeMoyne · Montreal South (Montréal-Sud) · Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur · Préville |
| Agglomeration services | Réseau de transport de Longueuil (RTL) · Service de police de Longueuil (SPL) · Service de Sécurité incendie de Longueuil (SSIL) |
| Administrative subdivisions of Quebec • Urban agglomerations of Quebec • Municipal reorganization in Quebec | |
| Montérégie (16) |
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Regional county municipalities and equivalent territories (*): Brome-Missisquoi · La Haute-Yamaska · Acton · Le Bas-Richelieu · Les Maskoutains · Rouville · Le Haut-Richelieu · La Vallée-du-Richelieu · Longueuil* · Lajemmerais · Roussillon · Les Jardins-de-Napierville · Le Haut-Saint-Laurent · Beauharnois-Salaberry · Vaudreuil-Soulanges Major municipalities: Cowansville · Granby · Sorel-Tracy · Saint-Hyacinthe · Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu · Chambly · Saint-Basile-le-Grand · Mont-Saint-Hilaire · Beloeil · Brossard · Saint-Lambert · Boucherville · Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville · Longueuil · Sainte-Julie · Varennes · La Prairie · Candiac · Sainte-Catherine · Saint-Constant · Mercier · Châteauguay · Beauharnois · Salaberry-de-Valleyfield · Pincourt · Vaudreuil-Dorion · Saint-Lazare Subdivisions of Region number: 01 · 02 · 03 · 04 · 05 · 06 · 07 · 08 · 09 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 |
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